Method of executing scanning in broadband wireless access system

Abstract

The primitives between an upper management layer and the MAC layer within a mobile station and a base station are defined in order to specify and clarify the operations within the protocol stack layers in a broadband wireless access system to allow a mobile station to perform scanning procedures. Media Independent Handover (MIH) procedures can be achieved because the NCMS and MIH layer can communicate through use of these primitives.

1. A method of reporting a scan report at a mobile station for a broadband wireless access system, the method comprising:
 performing a scanning procedure; 
 receiving a first primitive from a Network Control Management System (NCMS) of the mobile station, wherein the first primitive is generated when the NCMS decides to send a scan report; 
 transmitting the scan report to a base station; and 
 sending a second primitive to the NCMS of the mobile station, wherein the second primitive includes result information of transmitting the scan report to the base station and the result information comprises media independent handover (MIH) capability to indicate if MIH function is supported. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the result information includes a result code. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the result information includes at least CINR or RSSI.